Help feed Hawaii's hungry at the Foodbank's 23rd Annual Food Drive

By: Ian Scheuring

HONOLULU, HI (HawaiiNewsNow) – The staff of the Hawaii Foodbank will be the first to tell you that feeding nearly 185,000 people every year is no easy task—it requires nearly 12 million pounds of food to do so annually, after all.

Across the state, around 55,000 children—one in every five—live in a household that is unsure where it will get its next meal. More than 11,000 senior citizens face the same challenges.

On Saturday, the Hawaii Foodbank will hold its 23rd Annual Food Drive Day at locations across the state, and Hawaii News Now will be on-hand at Waterfront Plaza to help the Foodbank conquer the "One Million Meals Challenge." The goal? To raise enough food and funds from January 26 to April 21 to help distribute one million meals to the less fortunate in Hawaii.

More than 3,000 volunteers will be at nine community collection sites across the island, and they need your help. A $10 donation enables the Hawaii Foodbank to distribute food for 25 meals. Canned foods—especially meats, soups, fruits, and vegetables—and meals like spaghetti and chili are also in high demand.

And when you come out to support at your local collection site… Why not have a little fun!

We'll be at Waterfront Plaza from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., and we won't be alone. We're bringing a dunking booth with us! Take a look at when your favorite local celebrity will be getting wet… If you can sink them!

While you're busy donating and dunking our anchors and reporters, catch DJs from KSSK as they play music throughout the day, and don't miss out when Perry and Price go LIVE from Waterfront Plaza at 12:00 p.m.

Here is where you can help donate on Kauai:Big Save, EleeleFoodland, PrincevilleSafeway, KapaaWalmart, Lihue

Additionally, all KFC locations across Oahu will host Change Angel sites and collect monetary donations, as will Foodland in Market City Shopping Center, Securitas at Alakawa Street and Dillingham Boulevard, and The Pampered Chef in Kapolei Commons.

In 2015, the Federal government passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, allowing states to limit the amount of time that students take standardized tests. A similar bill is traveling through the Hawaii legislature.

In 2015, the Federal government passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, allowing states to limit the amount of time that students take standardized tests. A similar bill is traveling through the Hawaii legislature.